Leonardo da Vinci declared that the first lessons for all aspiring artists should involve perspective; and this authoritative guide assists artists at all levels in following the masters advice. Its scores of concise chapters cover a vast range of subjects; offering a comprehensive view of one of arts most difficult challenges: the accurate re-creation of natural perspective. Discussions of theory encompass definitions; both scientific and informal; the horizon and the points of sight and distance; and rules and conditions of perspective. The majority of the text examines the practice of perspective; featuring instruction on how to reproduce shape; distance; proportion; shade; shadow; reflection; and other aspects that endow two-dimensional works with lifelike qualities. More than 300 illustrations and diagrams make this an exceptionally clear and thorough treatment and an essential guide for students of art; architecture; and design.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful; informative tome of Dragon Age loreBy AechWhen I first played Dragon Age: Origins many moons ago; one of the first things I fell in love with was the world and its history. The collectors edition strategy guide contained a brief; but informative lore section; and I ate it up. Codex entries in the game itself were also equally entertaining; especially because there were some instances where people either werent sure about what was behind certain events; or their words were colored by perspectives and prejudices.The World of Thedas: Volume 1 is one hefty tome of all of this. There are sections about geography; religion; magic; and other key aspects of this vast; violent world; filled to the brim with details and personal accounts. For those who have played Dragon Age II and Inquisition; you will also see many clues about events that will soon come to pass. Personally; my favorite feature is the timeline that runs along the bottom of every page; from the beginnings of the elven calendar through the "present" year of the Dragon Age; punctuated with key moments and events in this long and eventful history.If you cant get enough Dragon Age lore; and you suspect you may know (or want to know) more about the history of Thedas than the real world that we live in; this is definitely the book for you.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Awesome book!By R33KWhile I enjoyed the second book more; this book certainly sheds a lot of information on the earlier Dragon Age era. I Played all 3 games so far; and while the 2nd game is every ones most hated; it happens to be my favorite. I couldnt be bothered to dive into all the lore while playing origins because it was so incredibly slow paced. So this book really filled in a lot of missing information; and provides a wealth of knowledge that while you can dig through all the WIKI online for free; this book was much more pleasing with how the information was presented.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A lot of it is known information you may have read from a codex but in the book it is beautifully peiced together on a timelineBy Sarah KendallThis is exactly what I was looking for to expand my knowledge of the world of Thedas. A lot of it is known information you may have read from a codex but in the book it is beautifully peiced together on a timeline and with additional description. If you love any Dragon Age game; this book Is a must.